Definition of swift

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Swift (v. i.) Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.

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Iris :: Iris (n.) The goddess of the rainbow, and swift-footed messenger of the gods..
Glide :: Glide (n.) The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly, and without labor or obstruction..
Peele :: Peele (n.) A graceful and swift South African antelope (Pelea capreola). The hair is woolly, and ash-gray on the back and sides. The horns are black, long, slender, straight, nearly smooth, and very sharp. Called also rheeboc, and rehboc..
Precipitant :: Precipitant (a.) Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently, or recklessly; moving precipitately..
Swiftness :: Swiftly (adv.) In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
Horseman :: Horseman (n.) A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly..
Avalanche :: Avalanche (n.) A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice..
Swift :: Swift (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds..
Wightly :: Wightly (adv.) Swiftly; nimbly; quickly.
Trot :: Trot (v. i.) The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time..
Scout :: Scout (n.) A swift sailing boat.
Sasin :: Sasin (n.) The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, / cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns..
Fleetness :: Fleetness (n.) Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the fleetness of a horse or of time..
Swift :: Swift (n.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard..
Race :: Race (v. i.) To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port..
Swig :: Swiftness (n.) The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness; celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird; the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling body; swiftness of thought, etc..
Slow :: Slow (superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion..
Ass :: Ass (n.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed..
Whiz :: Whiz (v. i.) To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound..
Nimbleness :: Nimbleness (n.) The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; swiftness.
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